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  • 21. Value or potential value created by Generative AI, first quarter of 2024
    Table: 33-10-0785-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Value or potential value created by Generative AI, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), business employment size, type of business, business activity and majority ownership, first quarter of 2024.
    Release date: 2024-02-26
  • 22. Environmental and Clean Technology Products Economic Account, international imports and exports per trading partner
    Table: 36-10-0646-01
    Geography: Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Annual
    Description: Annual international imports and exports estimates of the environmental and clean technology products sector, per trading partner, for Canada, provinces and territories.
    Release date: 2024-02-26
  • 23. Savings resulting from the introduction of business process innovations, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0804-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that had cost of production of goods or services savings, or expenditure on support business functions savings resulting from the introduction of business process innovations, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and certain provinces.
    Release date: 2024-02-20
  • 24. Co-operation on innovation activities, by type and location of co-operation partners by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 27-10-0178-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that co-operated on innovation activities with other businesses or organizations, located in Canada, the United States of America or the rest of the world by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a three-year observation period. Innovation co-operation is active participation with other businesses or organizations on innovation activities. These activities do not need to have commercial benefit, and exclude contracting out. Innovation co-operation partners include parent, affiliated or subsidiary businesses; suppliers of equipment, materials, components or software; clients or customers from the private sector; clients or customers from the public sector; competitors or other businesses in the sector; consultants and commercial laboratories; universities, colleges or other higher education institutions; government, public or private research institutes; and other co-operation partners.

    Release date: 2024-02-20
  • 25. Most critical co-operation partner for the business's innovation activities, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 27-10-0193-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises for which a specific type of innovation co-operation partner was the most critical for the business's innovation activities, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a three-year observation period. Innovation co-operation partners include parent, affiliated or subsidiary businesses; suppliers of equipment, materials, components or software; clients or customers from the private sector; clients or customers from the public sector; competitors or other businesses in the sector; consultants and commercial laboratories; universities, colleges or other higher education institutions; government, public or private research institutes; and other co-operation partners.

    Release date: 2024-02-20
  • 26. Use of government programs to aid innovation activities, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 27-10-0238-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that made use of government programs to aid innovation-related activities, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a three-year observation period. Government programs include tax incentive or tax credit programs, grants and contributions programs, training and hiring programs, procurement, and other government programs.

    Release date: 2024-02-20
  • 27. Most critical government program for the business's innovation activities, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 27-10-0280-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises for which a specific type of government program was the most critical for the business's innovation activities, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a three-year observation period. Government programs include tax incentive or tax credit programs, grants and contributions programs, training and hiring programs, procurement, and other government programs.

    Release date: 2024-02-20
  • 28. Introduction of different types of innovation, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 27-10-0361-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that introduced product (good or service), by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a three-year observation period. Product innovation includes new or improved goods and new or improved services. Business process innovation is a new or improved process for one or more business activities or functions that differs significantly from this business’s previous business processes and that has been brought into use by this business in its internal or outward-facing operations.

    Release date: 2024-02-20
  • 29. Obstacles to innovation and measures taken, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 27-10-0364-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that had obstacles to innovation, that took measures to overcome obstacles to innovation, that took measures that were successful in mitigating specific obstacles to innovation and that made use of government programs to overcome specific obstacles to innovation, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Obstacles to innovation include market size, external financing, internal financing, lack of skills, finding and reaching agreements with external collaborators, uncertainty and risk, regulatory or government competition policy, intellectual property protection, and other obstacles to innovation.

    Release date: 2024-02-20
  • 30. Innovations with environmental benefits, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 27-10-0402-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that introduced product or process innovations with environmental benefits from production through efficient use of resources, or environmental benefits related to increased environmental protection activities and to the end user or consumer, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size for Canada and certain provinces.
    Release date: 2024-02-20
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  • 1. Ownership of intellectual property assets, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0758-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that owned any of intellectual property assets in Canada or outside of Canada, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size. Intellectual property assets include patents, trademarks, industrial design, trade secrets, copyrights, non-disclosure agreements, and other types of intellectual property.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 2. Corporate diversity strategy, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0759-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises that have a corporate diversity strategy, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) and enterprise size.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 3. Use of advanced or emerging technologies, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 27-10-0367-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that used specific types of advanced or emerging technologies, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Advanced technologies include material handling, supply chain or logistics technologies; design or information control technologies; processing or fabrication technologies; clean technologies; security or advanced authentication systems; business intelligence technologies; and other types of advanced technologies. Emerging technologies include nanotechnology, biotechnology, geomatics or geospatial technologies, artificial intelligence (AI), integrated Internet of Things (IoT) systems, blockchain technologies, and other types of emerging technologies.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 4. Reasons for not adopting or using advanced technologies, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 27-10-0368-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that did not adopt or use advanced technologies for specific reasons, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Reasons for not adopting or using advanced technologies include not convinced of economic benefit; difficulty in obtaining financing; high cost of advanced technologies; investment not necessary for continuing operations; lack of technical skills required to support this type of investment; organizational culture too inflexible; decisions made by parent, affiliates or subsidiary businesses; lack of technical support or services (from consultants or vendors); lack of information regarding advanced technology; difficulty in integrating new advanced technologies with existing systems, standards and processes; other reasons for not adopting or using advanced technologies; and adoption or use of advanced technologies not applicable to this business’s activities.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 5. Clean technology use, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 27-10-0369-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description: Percentage of enterprises where the use of clean technologies was related to environmental protection, sustainable resource management or adapted goods, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Environmental protection includes air and environment protection or remediation; waste management, reduction or recycling; and water or wastewater treatment. Sustainable resource management includes alternative fuels; non-emitting energy supply; bio-products; smart grid; energy storage; energy management and efficiency improvements; water management or recycling; agriculture, aquaculture, forestry or biodiversity improvements; and sustainable mining. Adapted goods include energy-efficient transportation, energy-efficient equipment or appliances, and advanced or lightweight materials.
    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 6. Most important long-term strategies, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0153-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises for which specific long-term strategies were the most important, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, over the next five years. The most important long-term strategies include main focus on good or service positioning, main focus on low-price and cost leadership, and good or service positioning and low-price and cost leadership are equally important.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 7. Strategic focus regarding goods or services (products), by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0154-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises for which specific statements best described their strategic focus regarding goods or services (products), by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, over the next five years. Statements that best described enterprises’ strategic focus regarding goods or services (products) include maintain sales of existing goods or services, expand the sales of existing goods or services, introduce new or significantly improved goods or services regularly, and don’t know.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 8. Types of products (goods or services) sold, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0158-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that sold only goods, only services or both goods and services, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 9. Production or manufacturing of goods sold, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0159-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that produced or manufactured any of the goods that they sold, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
  • 10. Services offered to complement the sale of goods, by industry and enterprise size
    Table: 33-10-0166-01
    Geography: Canada, Geographical region of Canada, Province or territory
    Frequency: Occasional
    Description:

    Percentage of enterprises that offered specific services to complement the sale of goods, by North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and enterprise size, based on a one-year observation period. Complementary services include after-sales maintenance or repair, installation or implementation, training or technical support, after-sales condition monitoring or quality control, customization, distribution or transportation, leasing or rental agreements, and other services.

    Release date: 2024-04-30
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Analysis (200) (0 to 10 of 200 results)

  • 1. Canada Year Book
    Journals and periodicals: 11-402-X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Presented in almanac style, the 2012 Canada Year Book contains more than 500 pages of tables, charts and succinct analytical articles on every major area of Statistics Canada's expertise. The Canada Year Book is the premier reference on the social and economic life of Canada and its citizens.

    Release date: 2012-12-24
  • 2. Business Special Surveys and Technology Statistics Division Working Papers
    Journals and periodicals: 88F0006X
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Statistics Canada is engaged in the "Information System for Science and Technology Project" to develop useful indicators of activity and a framework to tie them together into a coherent picture of science and technology (S&T) in Canada. The working papers series is used to publish results of the different initiatives conducted within this project. The data are related to the activities, linkages and outcomes of S&T. Several key areas are covered such as: innovation, technology diffusion, human resources in S&T and interrelations between different actors involved in S&T. This series also presents data tabulations taken from regular surveys on research and development (R&D) and S&T and made possible by the project.

    Release date: 2011-12-23
  • 3. Industrial Research and Development, 2007 to 2011 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201100411613
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This survey collects data to monitor science and technology related activities in Canada and to support the development of science and technology policy.

    Release date: 2011-12-09
  • 4. Estimates of research and development expenditures in the higher education sector Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201100311576
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The higher education sector is composed of all universities, colleges of technology and other institutes of postsecondary education, whatever their source of finance or legal status. It also includes all research institutes, experimental stations and clinics operating under the direct control of, or administered by, or associated with higher education establishments.

    Release date: 2011-10-26
  • 5. Scientific and technological activities of provincial governments and provincial research organizations, 2005/2006 to 2009/2010 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201100211590
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This bulletin reports on scientific and technological (S&T) activities involving the generation, dissemination and application of new scientific and technological knowledge for the provincial governments of New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.

    Release date: 2011-10-21
  • 6. Research and Development Personnel, 1999 to 2008 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201100111392
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Canada's economic competitiveness depends on scientific and technological development and also on the people responsible for this development, especially those engaged in R&D. In an earlier Science statistics bulletin, we published the gross domestic expenditures on R&D in Canada (GERD). This issue presents a supplementary measure to the GERD, the number of personnel who perform Canada's R&D activities.

    Release date: 2011-02-02
  • 7. Industrial Research and Development, 2006 to 2010 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201000611361
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This survey collects data to monitor science and technology related activities in Canada and to support the development of science and technology policy.

    Release date: 2010-12-08
  • 8. Estimates of research and development expenditures in the higher education sector Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201000511240
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The higher education sector is composed of all universities, colleges of technology and other institutes of postsecondary education, whatever their source of finance or legal status. It also includes all research institutes, experimental stations and clinics operating under the direct control of, or administered by, or associated with higher education establishments.

    Release date: 2010-09-08
  • 9. Estimates of total spending on research and development in the health field in Canada 1998 to 2009 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201000311112
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This release contains estimates of total spending on research and development (R&D) in the health field in Canada. Tables demonstrate expenditures on health R&D by both performer and funder from 2005 to 2009 preliminary estimates.

    Release date: 2010-03-25
  • 10. Biotechnology scientific activities in the federal government departments and agencies, 2008/2009 Archived
    Stats in brief: 88-001-X201000211095
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Data for fiscal year 2008/2009 comprise science and technology (S&T) expenditures and full-time equivalent personnel allocated to biotechnology research and development (R&D) and related scientific activities (RSA) in selected federal government departments and agencies.

    Release date: 2010-03-10
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Reference (3) ((3 results))

  • 1. A Guide to Research on the New Economy Archived
    Surveys and statistical programs – Documentation: 11-622-M2003001
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    This report focusses on new studies that analyse information and communications technology industries, science-based industries, high-technology industries and firms, the knowledge-based economy, and knowledge workers.

    Release date: 2003-05-15
  • 2. Innovation in an evolving economy Archived
    Notices and consultations: 88-003-X20020026374
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    Statistics Canada's annual Economic Conference provides a forum for the exchange of empirical research among business, government, research and labour communities. The conference is also a means to promote economic and socio-economic analyses while subjecting existing data to critical assessment as part of an ongoing process of statistical development and review. This year's theme was Innovation in an Evolving Economy. At the May 6-7, 2002 conference there were 12 presentations, based directly on the analysis of Science, Innovation and Electronic Information Division (SIEID) data. These presentations were given by SIEID analysts, by Statistics Canada analysts in other groups, by facilitated access researchers and by analysts using published or commissioned estimates.

    Release date: 2002-06-14
  • 3. Meeting of users and provincial providers of science and technology statistics Archived
    Notices and consultations: 88-003-X20010015591
    Geography: Canada
    Description:

    The Quebec Institute of Statistics hosted a forum for Statistics Canada and provincial government experts dealing with the subject of science and technology statistics.

    Release date: 2001-03-13
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